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         Homeland Security Chair: Chattanooga Shooting 'ISIS-inspired'

   by Cindy Saine

   Members of Congress have expressed emotional reactions to Thursday's
   shooting at two military facilities in the southern city of
   Chattanooga, Tennessee that left four U.S. Marines dead an one U.S.
   sailor wounded.

   A number of lawmakers, including Republican House Speaker John Boehner
   and Democratic Minority leader Nancy Pelosi say that no U.S.
   servicemember should ever have to face violence on U.S. soil.

   Many lawmakers offered their prayers and condolences to the victims'
   families and to survivors of the attacks.

   McCaul:  'ISIS-inspired attack'

   House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul held a news conference
   during a previously scheduled visit to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa,
   Florida.
   McCaul told reporters the investigation is still ongoing, but he said,
   based on his judgment, the Chattanooga murders were inspired by the
   self-proclaimed Islamic State.  McCaul said terrorists based in Syria
   send out directives through social media to people in the United
   States, calling on them to attack U.S. military personnel and law
   enforcement officials.

   McCaul said there are are investigations into Islamic State-related
   incidents going on in all 50 U.S. states, and that the terrorist
   ideology is "permeating society."

   McCaul said the United States needs to do more to counter the terrorist
   message. He is sponsoring legislation in Congress to create a new
   federal agency to counter violent extremism on U.S. soil.

   McCain: military personnel need protection

   Republican Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain said
   the attack is "a heartbreaking reminder that our men and women in
   uniform can be targets here at home, as they often are abroad."

   He added, "Long before the Chattanooga attack, we had been working to
   clarify a post commander's authority to allow carrying of personal
   firearms."

   McCain said U.S. servicemembers in the United States should be able to
   carry a gun to defend themselves, and that he will work to make that
   happen. Other Republican lawmakers and presidential candidates said
   that guns should be allowed in military recruitment centers.

   Army Chief of Staff Gerneral Ray Odierno told reporters Friday that the
   Army is reviewing security at military recruiting centers. He said it
   was too soon to say whether the facilities need security guards or
   other protection, and he warned that arming troops in those offices
   could cause more problems than it might solve.
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